>From what I have seen, Tesco do not have a view on metrication other than
how to make as much profit as possible while keeping the law off their
backs.

They recently had a bad press in the United Kingdom when the Trading
Standards Office charged them with about a dozen dubious practices.  Later
they were in contempt of court by refusing to honour a £5,000 (I think)
lawsuit that they lost in the Small Claims Court.  The plaintiff called in
the bailiffs who marched into one of their stores on a Saturday morning and
roped of the liquor section until they paid.  (Head Office was closed so
they lost a weekends' worth of profits from that section).
 
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Scott Hudnall
Sent: 07 August 2007 17:35
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:39244] Tesco to enter US grocery market

Anyone know what Tesco's stance in metrication is? I heard a piece on NPR
this morning about Tesco planning to open 20 stores in California, Arizona,
and Nevada this year - then expand nationwide. 

Anyone care to speculate on how the presence of a European grocery chain in
the US may affect FMI's opposition to ammending the FPLA?


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